Question

2 Which two of the following individuals rose from being slaves at birth to being major African American leaders at the time of their deaths?

A. Henry Grady

B. Alfred Colquitt

C. Booker T. Washington

D. John B. Gordon

E. Alonzo Herndon

F. W. E. B Du Bois

Answer 1

C and E.

- Booker T. Washington — born into slavery (1856), later became a leading African American educator and founder of the Tuskegee Institute.
- Alonzo Herndon — born into slavery (c.1858), later became a prominent African American entrepreneur and Atlanta’s first black millionaire.